Joshua 20 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Joshua 21

¹Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

KJVThen came near^H5066^(H8799) the heads^H7218 of the fathers^H1 of the Levites^H3881 unto Eleazar^H499 the priest^H3548, and unto Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126, and unto the heads^H7218 of the fathers^H1 of the tribes^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478;

² They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”

KJVAnd they spake^H1696^(H8762) unto them at Shiloh^H7887 in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, saying^H559^(H8800), The LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) by the hand^H3027 of Moses^H4872 to give^H5414^(H8800) us cities^H5892 to dwell in^H3427^(H8800), with the suburbs^H4054 thereof for our cattle^H929.

³ The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 gave^H5414^(H8799) unto the Levites^H3881 out of their inheritance^H5159, at the commandment^H6310 of the LORD^H3068, these cities^H5892 and their suburbs^H4054.

⁴ The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

KJVAnd the lot^H1486 came out^H3318^(H8799) for the families^H4940 of the Kohathites^H6956: and the children^H1121 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548, which were of the Levites^H3881, had by lot^H1486 out of the tribe^H4294 of Judah^H3063, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Simeon^H8099, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Benjamin^H1144, thirteen^H7969^H6240 cities^H5892.

⁵ The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

KJVAnd the rest^H3498^(H8737) of the children^H1121 of Kohath^H6955 had by lot^H1486 out of the families^H4940 of the tribe^H4294 of Ephraim^H669, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Dan^H1835, and out of the half^H2677 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519, ten^H6235 cities^H5892.

⁶ The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Gershon^H1648 had by lot^H1486 out of the families^H4940 of the tribe^H4294 of Issachar^H3485, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Asher^H836, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Naphtali^H5321, and out of the half^H2677 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519 in Bashan^H1316, thirteen^H7969^H6240 cities^H5892.

⁷ The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

KJVThe children^H1121 of Merari^H4847 by their families^H4940 had out of the tribe^H4294 of Reuben^H7205, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Gad^H1410, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Zebulun^H2074, twelve^H8147^H6240 cities^H5892.

⁸ The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 gave^H5414^(H8799) by lot^H1486 unto the Levites^H3881 these cities^H5892 with their suburbs^H4054, as the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) by the hand^H3027 of Moses^H4872.

⁹ They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

KJVAnd they gave^H5414^(H8799) out of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063, and out of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Simeon^H8095, these cities^H5892 which are here mentioned^H7121^(H8799) by name^H8034,

¹⁰ and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

KJVWhich the children^H1121 of Aaron^H175, being of the families^H4940 of the Kohathites^H6956, who were of the children^H1121 of Levi^H3878, had: for theirs was the first^H7223^(H8675)^H7223 lot^H1486.

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

KJVAnd they gave^H5414^(H8799) them the city^H7151 of Arba^H704^(H8677)^H7153 the father^H1 of Anak^H6061, which city is Hebron^H2275, in the hill^H2022 country of Judah^H3063, with the suburbs^H4054 thereof round about^H5439 it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

KJVBut the fields^H7704 of the city^H5892, and the villages^H2691 thereof, gave^H5414^(H8804) they to Caleb^H3612 the son^H1121 of Jephunneh^H3312 for his possession^H272.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

KJVThus they gave^H5414^(H8804) to the children^H1121 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548 Hebron^H2275 with her suburbs^H4054, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523^(H8802); and Libnah^H3841 with her suburbs^H4054,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd Jattir^H3492 with her suburbs^H4054, and Eshtemoa^H851 with her suburbs^H4054,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd Holon^H2473 with her suburbs^H4054, and Debir^H1688 with her suburbs^H4054,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

KJVAnd Ain^H5871 with her suburbs^H4054, and Juttah^H3194 with her suburbs^H4054, and Bethshemesh^H1053 with her suburbs^H4054; nine^H8672 cities^H5892 out of those two^H8147 tribes^H7626.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Benjamin^H1144, Gibeon^H1391 with her suburbs^H4054, Geba^H1387 with her suburbs^H4054,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVAnathoth^H6068 with her suburbs^H4054, and Almon^H5960 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

KJVAll the cities^H5892 of the children^H1121 of Aaron^H175, the priests^H3548, were thirteen^H7969^H6240 cities^H5892 with their suburbs^H4054.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

KJVAnd the families^H4940 of the children^H1121 of Kohath^H6955, the Levites^H3881 which remained^H3498^(H8737) of the children^H1121 of Kohath^H6955, even they had the cities^H5892 of their lot^H1486 out of the tribe^H4294 of Ephraim^H669.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

KJVFor they gave^H5414^(H8799) them Shechem^H7927 with her suburbs^H4054 in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523^(H8802); and Gezer^H1507 with her suburbs^H4054,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVAnd Kibzaim^H6911 with her suburbs^H4054, and Bethhoron^H1032 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Dan^H1835, Eltekeh^H514 with her suburbs^H4054, Gibbethon^H1405 with her suburbs^H4054,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVAijalon^H357 with her suburbs^H4054, Gathrimmon^H1667 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

KJVAnd out of the half^H4276 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519, Tanach^H8590 with her suburbs^H4054, and Gathrimmon^H1667 with her suburbs^H4054; two^H8147 cities^H5892.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

KJVAll the cities^H5892 were ten^H6235 with their suburbs^H4054 for the families^H4940 of the children^H1121 of Kohath^H6955 that remained^H3498^(H8737).

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

KJVAnd unto the children^H1121 of Gershon^H1648, of the families^H4940 of the Levites^H3881, out of the other half^H2677 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519 they gave Golan^H1474 in Bashan^H1316 with her suburbs^H4054, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523^(H8802); and Beeshterah^H1203 with her suburbs^H4054; two^H8147 cities^H5892.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Issachar^H3485, Kishon^H7191 with her suburbs^H4054, Dabareh^H1705 with her suburbs^H4054,

²⁹ Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVJarmuth^H3412 with her suburbs^H4054, Engannim^H5873 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

³⁰ Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Asher^H836, Mishal^H4861 with her suburbs^H4054, Abdon^H5658 with her suburbs^H4054,

³¹ Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVHelkath^H2520 with her suburbs^H4054, and Rehob^H7340 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

³² Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Naphtali^H5321, Kedesh^H6943 in Galilee^H1551 with her suburbs^H4054, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523^(H8802); and Hammothdor^H2576 with her suburbs^H4054, and Kartan^H7178 with her suburbs^H4054; three^H7969 cities^H5892.

³³ All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

KJVAll the cities^H5892 of the Gershonites^H1649 according to their families^H4940 were thirteen^H7969^H6240 cities^H5892 with their suburbs^H4054.

³⁴ To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd unto the families^H4940 of the children^H1121 of Merari^H4847, the rest^H3498^(H8737) of the Levites^H3881, out of the tribe^H4294 of Zebulun^H2074, Jokneam^H3362 with her suburbs^H4054, and Kartah^H7177 with her suburbs^H4054,

³⁵ Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVDimnah^H1829 with her suburbs^H4054, Nahalal^H5096 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892.

³⁶ Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe of Reuben^H7205, Bezer^H1221 with her suburbs, and Jahazah^H3096 with her suburbs,

³⁷ Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

KJVKedemoth^H6932 with her suburbs, and Mephaath^H4158 with her suburbs; four^H702 cities^H5892.

³⁸ Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

KJVAnd out of the tribe^H4294 of Gad^H1410, Ramoth^H7433 in Gilead^H1568 with her suburbs^H4054, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523^(H8802); and Mahanaim^H4266 with her suburbs^H4054,

³⁹ Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

KJVHeshbon^H2809 with her suburbs^H4054, Jazer^H3270 with her suburbs^H4054; four^H702 cities^H5892 in all.

⁴⁰ All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

KJVSo all the cities^H5892 for the children^H1121 of Merari^H4847 by their families^H4940, which were remaining^H3498^(H8737) of the families^H4940 of the Levites^H3881, were by their lot^H1486 twelve^H8147^H6240 cities^H5892.

⁴¹ All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

KJVAll the cities^H5892 of the Levites^H3881 within^H8432 the possession^H272 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were forty^H705 and eight^H8083 cities^H5892 with their suburbs^H4054.

⁴² Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

KJVThese cities^H5892 were every one^H5892^H5892 with their suburbs^H4054 round about^H5439 them: thus were all these cities^H5892.

⁴³ So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 gave^H5414^(H8799) unto Israel^H3478 all the land^H776 which he sware^H7650^(H8738) to give^H5414^(H8800) unto their fathers^H1; and they possessed^H3423^(H8799) it, and dwelt^H3427^(H8799) therein.

⁴⁴ Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 gave them rest^H5117^(H8799) round about^H5439, according to all that he sware^H7650^(H8738) unto their fathers^H1: and there stood^H5975^(H8804) not a man^H376 of all their enemies^H341^(H8802) before^H6440 them; the LORD^H3068 delivered^H5414^(H8804) all their enemies^H341^(H8802) into their hand^H3027.

⁴⁵ Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

KJVThere failed^H5307^(H8804) not ought^H1697 of any good^H2896 thing^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 had spoken^H1696^(H8765) unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478; all came to pass^H935^(H8802).

WEB·Joshua 20

¹Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

KJVThe LORD^H3068 also spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Joshua^H3091, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) to the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), Appoint out^H5414^(H8798) for you cities^H5892 of refuge^H4733, whereof I spake^H1696^(H8765) unto you by the hand^H3027 of Moses^H4872:

³ that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

KJVThat the slayer^H7523^(H8802) that killeth^H5221^(H8688) any person^H5315 unawares^H7684 and unwittingly^H1847 may flee^H5127^(H8800) thither: and they shall be your refuge^H4733 from the avenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818.

⁴ He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his case in the ears of the elders of that city. They shall take him into the city with them, and give him a place, that he may live among them.

KJVAnd when he that doth flee^H5127^(H8804) unto one^H259 of those cities^H5892 shall stand^H5975^(H8804) at the entering^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the city^H5892, and shall declare^H1696^(H8765) his cause^H1697 in the ears^H241 of the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892, they shall take^H622^(H8804) him into the city^H5892 unto them, and give^H5414^(H8804) him a place^H4725, that he may dwell^H3427^(H8804) among them.

⁵ If the avenger of blood pursues him, then they shall not deliver up the man slayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him before.

KJVAnd if the avenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 pursue^H7291^(H8799) after^H310 him, then they shall not deliver^H5462^(H8686) the slayer^H7523^(H8802) up into his hand^H3027; because he smote^H5221^(H8689) his neighbour^H7453 unwittingly^H1097^H1847, and hated^H8130^(H8802) him not beforetime^H8543^H8032.

⁶ He shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days. Then the man slayer shall return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city he fled from.’”

KJVAnd he shall dwell^H3427^(H8804) in that city^H5892, until he stand^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 the congregation^H5712 for judgment^H4941, and until the death^H4194 of the high^H1419 priest^H3548 that^H834 shall be in those days^H3117: then shall the slayer^H7523^(H8802) return^H7725^(H8799), and come^H935^(H8804) unto his own city^H5892, and unto his own house^H1004, unto the city^H5892 from whence he fled^H5127^(H8804).

⁷ They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

KJVAnd they appointed^H6942^(H8686) Kedesh^H6943 in Galilee^H1551 in mount^H2022 Naphtali^H5321, and Shechem^H7927 in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, and Kirjatharba^H7153, which is Hebron^H2275, in the mountain^H2022 of Judah^H3063.

⁸ Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

KJVAnd on the other side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 by Jericho^H3405 eastward^H4217, they assigned^H5414^(H8804) Bezer^H1221 in the wilderness^H4057 upon the plain^H4334 out of the tribe^H4294 of Reuben^H7205, and Ramoth^H7216 in Gilead^H1568 out of the tribe^H4294 of Gad^H1410, and Golan^H1474 in Bashan^H1316 out of the tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519.

⁹ These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the alien who lives among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands trial before the congregation.

KJVThese were the cities^H5892 appointed^H4152 for all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and for the stranger^H1616 that sojourneth^H1481^(H8802) among^H8432 them, that whosoever killeth^H5221^(H8688) any person^H5315 at unawares^H7684 might flee^H5127^(H8800) thither, and not die^H4191^(H8799) by the hand^H3027 of the avenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818, until he stood^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 the congregation^H5712.

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